Judge Leon Schydlower — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Leon Schydlower sits in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) and granted a downward variance in 30 of 127 federal sentencings (23.6%) from FY2019–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Leon Schydlower, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Leon Schydlower grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (30 below-guideline cases out of 127 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.Mental and Emotional Conditions (aggregated reason)7-47.5%
  2. 2.(5H1.4) Drug dependence and alcohol abuse4-32.1%
  3. 3.(5K2.20) Aberrant Behavior3-80.6%
  4. 4.Applied proposed guideline amendment3-62.0%
  5. 5.(5K2.0) General aggravating or mitigating circumstance3-60.3%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Leon Schydlower

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Leon Schydlower's 73 Zone D sentencings, 19 (26.0%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended73 cases
  • Within range
    50(68.5%)
  • Below range
    19(26.0%)
    avg −43.9% below min
  • Above range
    4(5.5%)
    avg +166.5% above max

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